http://www.europe.f-secure.com/hoaxes/perrin.htm
> > >> > > > >>Subject: "VIRUS WITH NO CURE"
> > >> > > > >>
> > >> > > > >>
> > >> > > > >> "VIRUS WITH NO CURE"
> > >> > > > >>
> > >> > > > >> PLEASE, SEND THIS INFORMATION TO EVERY PERSON IN YOUR
> > >> > > ADDRESS BOOK.
> > >> > > > >> IF YOU RECEIVE AN E-MAIL THAT READS "UPGRADE INTERNET2"
> > >> > > DO NOT OPEN
> > >> > > > >> IT, AS IT CONTAINS AN EXECUTABLE NAMED "PERRIN.EXE." IT
> > >> > > WILL ERASE
> > >> > > > >> ALL THE DATA IN YOUR HARD DRIVE AND IT WILL STAY IN
> > >> > > MEMORY. EVERY
> > >> > > > >> TIME THAT YOU UPLOAD ANY DATA, IT WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY
> > >> > > ERASED AND
> > >> > > > >> YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE YOUR COMPUTER AGAIN. THIS
> > >> > > INFORMATION
> > >> > > > >> WAS PUBLISHED YESTERDAY IN THE CNN WEB SITE. THIS IS A
> > >> > > VERY
> > >> > > > >> DANGEROUS VIRUS. TO THIS DATE, THERE IS NO KNOWN
> > >> > > ANTIVIRUS PROGRAM
> > >> > > > >> FOR THIS PARTICULAR VIRUS. PLEASE, FORWARD THIS
> > >> > > INFORMATION TO
> > >> > > > >> YOUR FRIENDS, SO THAT THEY WILL BE ON THE ALERT. ALSO
> > >> > > CHECK THE LIST
> > >> > > > >> BELOW, SENT BY IBM, WITH THE NAMES OF SOME E-MAILS THAT,
> > >> > > IF RECEIVED,
> > >> > > > >> SHOULD NOT BE OPENED AND MUST BE DELETED IMMEDIATELY,
> > >> > > BECAUSE THEY
> > >> > > > >> CONTAIN ATTACHED VIRUSES. THIS WAY YOUR COMPUTER WILL BE
> > >> > > SAFE.
> > >> > > > >> THE TITLES ARE:
> > >> > > > >>
> > >> > > > >>1) buddylst.exe
> > >> > > > >>2) calcu18r.exe
> > >> > > > >>3) deathpr.exe
> > >> > > > >>4) einstein.exe
> > >> > > > >>5) happ.exe
> > >> > > > >>6) girls.exe
> > >> > > > >>7) happy99.exe
> > >> > > > >>8) japanese.exe
> > >> > > > >>9) keypress.exe
> > >> > > > >>10) kitty.exe
> > >> > > > >>11) monday.exe
> > >> > > > >>12) teletubb.exe
> > >> > > > >>13) The Phantom Menace
> > >> > > > >>14) prettypark.exe
> > >> > > > >>15) UP-GRADE INTERNET2
> > >> > > > >>16) perrin.exe
> > >> > > > >>17) I love You
> > >> > > > >>18) CELCOM Screen Saver or CELSAVER.EXE
> > >> > > > >>19) Win a Holiday (e-mail)
> > >> > > > >>20) JOIN THE CREW O PENPALS
> > >> > > > >>
> > >> > > > >> ONCE AGAIN, DO NOT OPEN THESE E-MAILS AND PASS THIS
> > >> > > INFORMATION ON
> > >> > > > >>TO YOUR FRIENDS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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